| 单词 | retired allowance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasretired allowance retired allowance n. a retirement pension; esp. one provided by the state to retired public servants and military personnel.Common in the 19th cent. ΚΠ 1811 Act 51 Geo. III c. 55 The granting and paying Allowances or Compensations in the nature of Superannuation or retired Allowance, or Reward to Persons in respect to their having held any Public Office or Employment or been engaged in any Public Service. 1831 Examiner 23 Jan. 54/1 [He] was permitted to retain his office till last year, when he was put upon a retired allowance of £272. 10s. 1904 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 129 559/1 Dated 12th August, 1903, granting a retired allowance to Theophilus Evans,inspector of postmen and telegraph messengers. 1993 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Sept. 11 The Statistical Abstract for 1992 points out some of the extra income pensioners may receive. For example, more than £70 million goes on superannuation and retired allowances. < as lemmas |
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